After missing the cut in the USA Today Coaches Poll, Michigan will start the season ranked 25th in the Associated Press Top 25 Preseason Poll.

The Wolverines start the season ranked in the AP Top 25 for the fifth consecutive season.

Maryland (No. 3), Michigan State (No. 13), Indiana (No. 15), Wisconsin (No. 17 and Purdue (No. 23) are the other Big Ten teams ranked in the Top 25. The Wolverines will also face No. 20 ranked UConn in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.